"Old Yun Touzi, is anyone home? Come out and see the dog, oh my, this snow spirit, it's so fierce..."
Hearing the commotion, Yun Laotou looked at Zhao Xiaojie, "Xiaojiezi, go out and check on the dog, it seems the village chief is here!~"
It was strange, the Snow Spirit had been in Dashui Village for so many years, and was friendly to other villagers, but it would always bark incessantly whenever it saw the village chief...
Zhao Xiaojie pouted, "Always bossing me around!~"
Yun Laotou: "......"
You're the maid, who else would I boss around if not you?
A moment later, the village chief was brought into the main hall.
Seeing the yellow and large steamed buns in the basin, the village chief glanced at Zhao Xiaojie, "Did you steam these buns?"
When he was seven or eight years old, his steamed buns were better than these...
The old Yun family was really something, why did they find such an useless maid?
"Yes, does the village chief want to try? I added some sugar!~" Zhao Xiaojie's eyes lit up.
The village chief waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, I've already eaten at home..."
These steamed buns didn't look very appetizing.
A moment later, after the Yun family elders and youngsters had washed up and sat in the main hall, they began to eat breakfast.
Yun Laotou asked, "Why did the village chief come so early? Is there something?"
The crops had grown well this year, and apart from that locust plague, there were no major risks...
So the village chief must have something else to say.
"Old Yun Touzi, do you remember what I told you a few days ago?" The village chief held his teacup and looked at Yun Laotou mysteriously.
"W-what thing? I forgot!~" Yun Laotou said dismissively.
Village chief: "......"
What kind of memory do you have?
"Oh, it's about the appearance of many strangers in Tuofeng Mountain!" The village chief put down his teacup and lowered his voice, "Yesterday I heard from the villagers of Xinwang Village that those grassland people have come to our area, and it seems they are looking for someone..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Xiaojie, who was eating, was startled, and a pair of chopsticks clattered to the floor.
Gu Shi saw this and said helplessly, "The chopsticks are dirty, go get another pair from the rack!~"
This girl, why is she so absent-minded today?
Zhao Xiaojie quickly picked up the chopsticks and asked the village chief, "Then... have those people come to Dashui Village?"
"No!" The village chief shook his head and slurped his tea, "At least they haven't reached our village yet!~"
"Oh, sigh..." Zhao Xiaojie patted her thigh, her face full of panic, "What should we do?"
Everyone: "???"
What should we do?
Are those people looking for you?
"Xiaojiezi, sit down and eat properly!~" Yun Laotou frowned, "Do you know those people?"
Always acting strangely...
Zhao Xiaojie knew she was overreacting, so she coughed lightly and shook her head, "N-no!"
It seemed she had to find another hiding place.
But if she left the old Yun family, where could she go all alone?
Gu Shi gave Zhao Xiaojie a deep look and changed the subject, "I wonder how Jiu Hong is doing. She had a fever just like that, and Cai Xia is so worried..."
"Children getting fevers and coughing is normal, it's nothing serious!~" Yun Laotou ate some pickled vegetables, "Besides, didn't Mr. Jiang go with Cai Xia? With his help taking care of the child, Jiu Hong will be fine!"
Now everyone in the Yun family could see that Scholar Jiang had feelings for Niu Caixia, and no matter how busy they were, they would always chat together...
"Old woman, do you think Mr. Jiang's feelings for Caixia are true love?" Yun Laotou suddenly asked.
He tries to please her and show off every day, this is clearly him wanting to date Caixia...
Just as Gu Shi was about to answer, Xiao Xinling, who was sitting beside them, said, "What era is this, still talking about true love? In my opinion, that Mr. Jiang is clearly lusting after her beauty and has no good intentions. Our Caixia is beautiful and has a good figure, she can be considered the village beauty of Dashui Village..."
"But then again, Mr. Jiang is a Hanlin Academy Grand Scholar, holding a fourth-rank official position, receiving a salary from the court. In the future, when he retires, his favor will benefit generations. Although Caixia is not bad-looking, she is a widow with a child. Why would a dignified Grand Scholar marry a widow? Isn't he afraid of being criticized and gossiped about, affecting his career and future?"
Gu Shi listened and felt there was some truth to it...
But looking at how meticulously Mr. Jiang took care of Caixia and little Jiu Hong, it didn't seem like he was lusting after her beauty.
Yun Laotou glared at Xiao Xinling and said irritably, "What kind of logic is that? Grand Scholars can't marry widows? Then Young Master Xiao is also a prince of the current dynasty, and isn't he living well with Huaihua now?"
"First uncle, one thing is one thing!" Xiao Xinling wagged her finger, "Don't always drag Jin Feng into everything. He never liked staying in the palace since he was young, he prefers a pastoral life. Even if Noble Consort Xian didn't have that incident, he would have moved to the countryside to live in retirement sooner or later..."
Yun Laotou heard this, drank the last mouthful of potato soup, and wiped his mouth, "I don't worry about their matters. If they are destined, they will get married and live together. If not, there's nothing to be done!~"
Zhao Xiaojie drooped her head, remaining silent, feeling very uneasy in her heart...
If it were any other day, when everyone talked about marriage and relationships, she would definitely chime in a few words.
But now she was in no mood for it.
Just then, Yun Siman walked in from outside, carrying two large carp...
"Dad, let's stew fish for lunch. These carp were just caught, they're very fresh!~" Yun Siman said with a smile.
He woke up earlier than Yun Laotou, practiced swordplay in the backyard for a while, and then went to Gou Gou Lake to buy fish.
The fish caught in the first net in the morning were very fresh. No matter if it was braised, made into fish soup, or directly grilled, the taste was excellent...
Gu Shi smiled slightly, "Put them in the basin to keep them alive first. If Caixia doesn't come back for lunch, I'll make braised carp for you!~"
"Alright!~" Yun Siman responded and directly carried the carp to the kitchen.
After breakfast, Zhao Xiaojie ran to the neighboring Xiao Mansion and pulled Erlongzi, who had just returned from the capital, into a corner...
"What are you doing? If you have something to say, say it, don't grab me!~" Erlongzi said.
Zhao Xiaojie blinked her eyes pitifully, "Brother Erlong, please help me, those people chasing me have come to Dashui Village!"
Erlongzi: "???"
People chasing you?
He thought for a moment. Zhao Xiaojie was rescued by him from a brothel. Could it be that the brothel thugs had found them here?